PGA Tour buys Canadian Tour. Will use it to feed players onto Tour #pga #golf

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- The PGA Tour has acquired the Canadian Tour, giving it smaller circuits north of the border and in South America as a potential starting point to eventually reach the big leagues. Web.com Tour cards will be awarded to the top five players on what now will be called "PGA Tour Canada," with the next five players given exemptions into the final stage of qualifying school for the Web.com Tour. The Canadian circuit will have at least eight tournaments next year, each with prize money of about $150,000. The tour previously started the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, which began in September and features 11 tournaments. Late last year, the PGA Tour has agreed to loan the Canadian Tour money and assist it tournament development and sponsorship. The PGA Tour will begin the transition of operating the Canadian circuit in November. “Having gained a thorough underst...